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paid you for working as an inf in
vestigator?" .
"Oh, I don't-care to state," said
Sensibaugh. N
"Oh, you don't!" said Gavin. "Well,
the court may have something to
say about that."
Judge .Hopkins ordered Sensibaugh
to answer the question.
Sensibaugh looked confused, the
Rev. Williams, sitting beside Prose
cutor Langtry, looked pained.
"I I I don't know exactly," Sen
sibaugh stammered, after a painful
silence.
"Well, tell us approximately," sug
gested Gavin.
"I I don't remember," said Sensi
baugh. , "Ever paid by check?" asked
Gavin.
"Why, yes," said the "investigat
or." -4
"What bank was the check on?"
"I I don't remember."
"I want a direct answer," persist
ed Gavin.
"But I don't remember."'
"Can't you even recollect part of
the name?"
"Well, it was It was the Chicago
bank or ttie State Bank of Chicago,
or something like that."
Both Sensibaugh and Williams
seemed relieved when Gavin left this
line of questioning to devote himself
to. contradictions in Sensibaugh's
own testimony.
"Do you remember testifying April
18 that you had seen eight couples
going into the hotel whereas you are
now swearing to seeing thirteen cou
ples?" Gavin asked.
"I never did."
"Do you know where B. R., this
innocent girl you say 'you took
to a bedroom in & place you brand
as a notorious resort, now is?",
"No,',' said Sensibaugh.
"Know her occupation?"
"No."
"Know if she's a prostitute?"
Sensibaugh did not answer. Wil
Jiamwmced aniwisperejJito..PjQse-
cutor Langtry. Lantry entered, aja
objection.
"I may prove something in this
connection before I'm through," said
Gavin. "I demand that this B. R. girl
be brought into court"
"Have the girl in court this after
noon," ordered Judge Hopkins.
"Now Mr. Sensibaugh," continued
Gavin, "where did you first meet B.
R?"
"I can't remember."
"Can't you remember approxi
mately?" "Well, It was down town some
place." .
"Where did you meet her the sec
ond time?"
"Oh, I'm not plain' sure."
Sensibaugh was sweating by this
time.
"How often have you been to Wil
liams' house?"
"I don't remember."
"How often in the last three
months?"
"I can't say. Maybe every day." ,
"Ever meef B. R. there?"
"I don't remember."
"Your" memory seems to be real
bad," commented Gavin. "You don't
seem to remember except that you
saw thirteen couples go into the Erie
April 8, do you?"
"Waal, I can't remember every
thing," said Sensibaugh.
"That's quite different," said
Gavin. "Haveyou ever discussed this
case with the Rev. Williams? "
"Yes, but merely to agree on
facts."
"Do you know the names of any
of the girls you saw going to the
hotel with men?"
"Why certainly, not," said Sensip.
baugh, quite indignantly.
"Do you know if they were mar
ried?" "I know some of them weren't,"
said Sensibaugh, darkly.
"How do you know, since you say
you don't kc7 any of them."
"Waal yoO,)e I'll tell you what
dJd,happen,io imonce. ,A girl whom